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Feng Zikai has been regarded as one of the most influential figures of Chinese comics. He is an artist, essayist, musician, and teacher who became prominent in the Republican Era (1912-1949) through publishing manhua in Shanghai. In a Literature Weekly in 1925, Feng coined the term “manhua” (comics, literal translation meaning “impromptu drawing”) in [...]

Lianhuanhua (also known as “xiaorenshu”) is a form of illustrated storybook that became prominent in Shanghai in the 1920s during Republican era of China (1912-1949). It was seen as the Chinese reaction to the innovations of western printmaking that emerged in this era. The style of lianhuanhua is a hybrid of both traditionally Chinese [...]

The term manhua has a variety of meanings based on context. Manhua used in English usually refers to “guochan manhua” or domestically produced comics and cartoons. It is a term that captures all comics and cartoons produced in Chinese. In Chinese, however, the term encapsulates all comics of all languages, and refers to comics [...]

Wuxia refers to a genre of Chinese literature based in ancient Chinese literature and fables. The plot of wuxia mediums usually follows the tales of heroes, which may span over generations as they battle against the unjust. Values such as benevolence, loyalty and righteousness are highlighted in the plot as virtuous characteristics. This genre [...]

Tony Yuk-Long Wong is regarded as pioneer of the kungfu/ wuxia manhua genre in China. Wong founded his own publishing company, Jademan (Holdings) limited to house and publish both his own works as well as the works of other influential manhua artists of the time. Starting at the age of thirteen, during in an [...]